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LEO. I raise my arm as the entire wall explodes, debris and flames spread around us, and I cock my gun, walking through the flames. My men clear the path for me, blocking anyone from getting too close and those who do manage to pass, I shoot on sight. Soon the commotion of both sides clashing fades away as I walk further down the dark hall. I can hear his heart thumping, and smell the sweat and fear. Oh, he’s close… I wonder how it feels to be the hunted… My footsteps echo loudly in the silence despite walking quietly, and soon I come to a stop in front of a blank wall. He is behind it… My eyes blaze as I kick the wall with full force. It slams right off, and I hear a yell. The wall panel hits the floor with a clang, a puff of dust rising in the air, and I scan the darkness, spotting Web backing away. He isn’t alone, with several men standing in each corner of the room. Each one holds a weapon and each one is trained. “I wouldn’t come in, one shot and you're dead Schurke. You kn
AZURA. My eyes snap open and I feel nauseous. Damn… Something isn’t right… I didn’t even eat anything weird. I frown as I sit up. My heart is thumping as I look around the dark room. What woke me up? Why is it so dark? It isn’t just dark, it's really really dark. Sure, I can see perfectly but there are no lights on outside. Strange. I kick the blanket off, wondering once more what had awoken me. I glance at the clock. It’s late… Did Leo get back? ‘Baby?’ I call, glancing at the bathroom - but it's dark. I guess he won’t be back so soon. I hope everything is going according to plan for them. Running my fingers through my hair, I reach for the lamp and tap it. I frown as it doesn’t turn on… “What is going on?” I murmur, trying to shake away the unease I’m feeling. It must be a power outage. Just a power outage Azura. Damn, what if Corrado wakes up? I get out of bed, walking toward the bedroom door. Suddenly I get the strange feeling that I’m being watched and I turn sharply,
LEO. The pain that burns me is nowhere as strong as the terror in my heart. Azura is in pain! Slowly, the pain eases and my heart thumps violently - terrified as I wait for the worst. Please be ok… Fuck! I wait with bated breath, but nothing happens, and the bond remains. I close my eyes for a moment, trying to collect my breath before glaring up at the man before me. “You… after everything… this is what you do?” I hiss. “Where is Azura!” “She’s gone. Her and Corrado both I’m afraid.” Eric replies calmly. My heart is thundering as I mind link the others. ‘Code fucking red, it’s Eric. Li Sheng! From the hospital, get me the fucking injections of mine! Ace, contact the others, tell Alejandro that we’ve had a fucking break-in, Dad’s down… Azura and Corrado are gone.’ My voice is strong, and as Alpha, I have to remain strong, but inside I am crumbling. ‘Ringing the Lycan King right now.’ Ace growls back. ‘Good. Azura’s wedding ring has a tracker. Tell the other three to follow i
LEO. Delsanra gasps, averting her gaze as she covers her eyes and runs past me and inside. Kiara is hot on her heels, also diverting her gaze. Like they haven’t fucking seen a dick before… At least I know that Dad is definitely in safe hands. “Put some fucking pants on.” Alejandro growls as he frowns at me. I raise my eyebrow. With all the fucking shit going on… is that all he can think of? “Why? Not feeling insecure, right?” I taunt coldly. If the fucking situation wasn’t so dire, I’d have said more. My mind is screaming at me to find Azura, to go after her. He scoffs. “You fucking wish.” “Yeah, whatever. I’m going to shift; I need to go after her. This one’s the fucking traitor.” I say, kicking Eric once more when I reach the bottom of the stairs. “Dante, Rayhan, and Raihana are following the tracking device. Kiara gave Raihana a bracelet of Azura’s. They’ll try teleporting to her. In the meantime how about we find out why this fucker sold you the fuck out.” As much as I wa
AZURA. It was a blur; he had moved us at lightning speed and I could barely see anything on our way here. The moment we were brought into this cave I had been able to summon my power a little, but it isn’t enough, and before I can do anything he grabs Corrado and shoves him away from me. “Stop it!” I shout, pushing him violently as I try to run to Corrado who is sobbing, I can see he’s bruised his forehead. “I’m not done with you, I should have shown you who was boss back that night when you refused to kill that pup.” He hisses, grabbing me by the collar, and tearing my top off. My stomach twists and that night returns to me. He had tried to rape me… in front of his so-called gang; he had tried to come onto me, but he hadn’t stopped… until the sound of sirens approaching had made them all clear out. I had gotten away from the worst that night... I can see it in his eyes. He wants to do the same now. Only this time I’m weakened and I’m pregnant. “Judah… don’t.” I warn, my entire b
AZURA. He means Endora. “Endora…” I say slowly. Judah nods, “She was always power hungry… but she didn’t just talk the talk, she walked the walk. Endora was always like that.” He seems impressed by her. Why is he talking about her as if he knew her? “So, are you saying those with darkness in them can open this cave?” I ask. “With her essence and yes, darkness, well done, Pet. You are learning well. Your so-called man was also one of her chosen vessels, but unlike them, he was conflicted, and that conflict was the reason his body began rejecting the darkness. He had too much good in him to hold that power. Despite his bitterness and hatred, he still held light. I saw the strain that rejecting the darkness took on him on that rooftop when we fought…” So that was it? The experiments she had done on Leo were to place her power inside of him as a backup… and his body had rejected it. Judah continued, as his eyes skim over my barrier. “I saw that he was dying, and I hoped he’d die be
LEO. “That’s the last one.” Li Sheng says tossing the deactivated device onto the ground. Four had gone off in total before we had managed to find the rest and disarm them. I had felt thirteen tethers snap, meaning we had lost thirteen lives. Eric and Emmet's selfish plan had cost not only me but instead had cost the lives of many innocent people. Those who had been trapped, and there had been many, had been accounted for and we had retrieved the bodies of our dead too. They ranged from the ages of eleven to ninety-seven. “Continue to comb the pack grounds until every area has been covered just in case there's more detonators.” I say coldly. I need to fucking go after them. I know there is a team out there, but I still need to do something too. “Will do Alpha.” He replies, lowering his head before he runs off. Alejandro and several others were now in one of my meeting rooms, gathered around a map, trying to find out where Azura and Corrado had vanished to, and the possible places
LEO. I turn when Raihana, Delsanra and Liam show up, and a part of me wonders why Dante didn’t come inside the caverns; I have a strong feeling it is something to do with the balance or some shit. He has kept a lot of Judah’s men at bay. From the mind link, I know there are more than just werewolves out there. I push the thoughts away as Liam places his hand on the entrance in front of us and the other two read the inscriptions. “It’s several sealing spells… from what I can make out, and what we know is, only those with Endora’s powers within them can unlock it...” Delsanra murmurs with a frown. A wave of power radiates off Liam, and I feel it hit back, forcing us all back. He jerks his hand back, and I can feel his anger. “Even last time it repelled me…” He murmurs in frustration. “Well then, how about you leave this to the ladies.” Raihana says, winking at Liam, as she steps forward. “Of course. Go right ahead.” He says, stepping back and letting her pass. “I’m her descendant,